By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, March 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) A book that explores the power of love, friendship, family, and the elusive idea of home, and compels us to revisit our own ideas of truth, the…
By Vikas Datta Capital of the “Pearl of the Caribbean”, Havana is a microcosm of Cuba’s journey through time, with its baroque and neoclassical edifices showcasing its glories as the Spanish Empire’s lynchpin, the modernist…
Mumbai, March 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Sangit Kala Kendra (SKK), founded by the late industrialist Aditya Vikram Birla, celebrated 50 years of patronising and promoting the fine arts with a glittering event in which leading names…
New Delhi/Guwahati, March 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) The BJP government in Assam has launched a publicity blitzkrieg in the national capital to celebrate the upcoming Rongali Bihu to make it the largest congregation of 11,000 Bihu dancers…
Chennai, March 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Promoting and supporting sea cruises to significant places connected to Tamil culture, and building a museum showcasing the artefacts of Chola empire are some of the measures announced in the FY24…
Los Angeles, March 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Popular talk show host and personality Oprah Winfrey and her friend Gayle King visited the site of Jesus’ baptism in Jordan. The iconic talk show host, 69, shared a series…
Shimla, March 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Himachali handloom comprising Kulvi shawls and folk dance ‘Natti’ were showcased at the ‘Shining Himachal’ event organised by the Himachali Pravasi Global Association (HPGA) in association with the High Commission of…
By Vikas Datta Literary traditions need to evolve to remain relevant, and the onus is on its paladins to ensure that they move in step with social norms and particularly, don’t miss out on technological…
By Supriya Ramesh While few make books their best friends, few relate to the stories as their own. For one to easily unfurl his or her love for books and incredible stories, literature festivals are…
New Delhi, March 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice to former Yes Bank Managing Director Rana Kapoor on an appeal by publishing house Penguin Random House India against a trial court…
New Delhi, March 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Patrick French, the biographer of Sir Vidia Naipaul and Francis Younghusband, and Dean of the School of Art and Sciences at Ahmedabad University, passed away on Thursday in London, leaving…
New Delhi, March 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Patrick French, the biographer of Sir Vidia Naipaul and Francis Younghusband, and Dean of the School of Art and Sciences at Ahmedabad University, passed away on Thursday in London, leaving…
Kochi, March 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) An emotive artistic work that has an underlying reference to violence stemming from man-animal confrontations, exemplified by the brutal killing of a pregnant elephant by feeding it with explosive-laden pineapple, is…
By Sukant Deepak New Delhi, March 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) As the third Wench Film Festival, India’s first horror film festival founded by celebrity hairstylist-turned-filmmaker, Sapna Bhavnani, is set to take place physically for the first time…
Hyderabad, March 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Telangana Sahitya Academy has decided to felicitate lyricist Chandrabose, who penned Oscar award winning song “Naatu Naatu”. Academy Chairman Juluru Gowri Shankar on Wednesday announced that a felicitation programme will…
New Delhi, March 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Podcasts have been around and have assimilated into our daily lives for a while now. There is a podcast for the morning, for the commute, for the afternoon hump, for…
Lucknow, March 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The 10th edition of the Lucknow Book Fair (LBF) this year, will have a unique feature — it will give customers an option to exchange their books with new ones at…
Kochi, March 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Artworks of two female artists is the centre of attraction at the fifth edition of the ongoing Kochi Biennale. A distinctive video installation by noted Finland artist Martta Tuomaala is a…
Tokyo, March 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Japanese author and Nobel Prize laureate Kenzaburo Oe has died at the age of 88, local media reported. According to publisher Kodansha Ltd on Monday, Oe died of old age in…
By Sukant Deepak New Delhi, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) It all started when theatre director Roysten Abel and singer Bombay Jayashri spoke over a video call. When she talked about her voice’s voyage and what it…